Titans Secure Victory Over Rivals Aberystwyth

The Swansea Titans extended their division-winning streak to 8,
dating back to 2011, with an away 6-32 win over Aberystwyth Tarannau. The
Titans have now played two, won two and sit second in the South West Atlantic
Conference, with just UWE Bullets above them.

The tie against the Tarannau has historically been a fierce
encounter and last year’s 64-0 demolition of Aberystwyth was clearly still
fresh in the memory. Swansea began the game in a similar vein as the previous
year as they went two scores up early in the first quarter. Rookie running back
Jacob Amadi was matching his clear physical ability with performance on the
field. Amadi scored both of the early touchdowns as he broke tackles and
powered his way into the endzone.

Aberystwyth’s offense responded by putting back to back long
drives together, sucking time out of the game, however, the Titans defense held
two goal line stands. This was an impressive end to the half for a defense that
was missing a couple of key starters. The Titans to went into the half-time
break with the score at 0-13.

Receiving the ball at the start of the third quarter, Swansea was
hoping to get an early score and put the game out of Aberystwyth’s reach. This
simply was not the case. The Offense had stalled. Mistakes had already allowed Aberystwyth
good field position on numerous occasions and the Titans allowed a sack and
subsequent fumble on their own five-yard line. Aberystwyth recovered the ball
and consequently scored making it 6-13.

Like all good teams the Titans responded immediately, as wide
receiver Ayekhele Okomilo Loek was found in the endzone for a 23-yard touchdown
reception. This was a strike to the heart of the Tarannau who had just brought
themselves right back into the game. In all fairness the home side they kept
applying the pressure as Swansea were forced back as they tried to manage the
clock and see out the rest of the final quarter.

The Titans defense was lead by George Downs-Wheeler, who had an
outstanding game, tallying 8 tackles, 2 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble
recovery. Swansea had possession again and 74-yard Marcus Wyatt touchdown,
followed by a third score for Amadi put a gloss on a victory that was hard fort
and not as straightforward as the final 6-32 score line would suggest.